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FZUS54 KHGX 170551
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1151 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA
BAYS.
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
GMZ300-171845-
1151 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
ABNORMALLY LOW TIDE LEVELS ON GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AFTER A COLD FRONT PUSHED OFF THE COAST
THIS EVENING. THESE LOW WATER CONDITIONS SHOULD EXTEND THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AFTER THE FRONT, AND WILL NECESSITATE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
THROUGH SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 20 NM
OUT FROM SHORE AND FARTHER CAN BE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR GALE.
THERE IS LOW CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ON SATURDAY AS WELL
OVER THE GULF. ONSHORE WINDS RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE UNSETTLED
WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT
AROUND THE COAST EARLY ON TUESDAY.
GMZ335-171845-
GALVESTON BAY-
1151 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
OVERNIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, INCREASING TO ROUGH LATE. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
GMZ330-171845-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1151 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
OVERNIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
EVENING.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
GMZ350-355-171845-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1151 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
OVERNIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS,
BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS,
BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,
THEN AROUND 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY.
GMZ370-375-171845-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1151 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
OVERNIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 30 KNOTS.
SEAS AROUND 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8
FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTH 4
FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH
2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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